Abstract: An appliance door latch system is provided that automatically aligns latching components each time an appliance door is closed with a pre-latching catch alignment system. The pre-latching catch alignment system may include a floating catch carrier that is deflected by a door-mounted latch feature to passively reposition a catch to properly align with the striker assembly.

Abstract: A height adjusting device for shelves of appliances, in particular for dishwasher racks, has a pivoting stop element that can swing on its own weight between an engaged and disengaged position about a pivot point attached to a support. The stop element, when in the engaged position, interacts with a bracket on a shelf as it is raised with respect to the support to engage stop seats on that bracket to set the rack to a given height. When the rack is fully raised, a feature of the bracket tips the pivoting stop element to the disengaged position so that the rack may be lowered.

Abstract: An appliance door latch system is provided that automatically aligns latching components each time an appliance door is closed with a pre-latching catch alignment system. The pre-latching catch alignment system may include a floating catch carrier that is deflected by a door-mounted latch feature to passively reposition a catch to properly align with the striker assembly.

Abstract: Height-adjusting device for shelves of appliances, in particular for dishwasher racks, comprising: a support (18), a stop element (30) hinged with the support (18) at a bottom end (32) thereof and having a latch (34) at a top end thereof, wherein the stop element (30) pivots about a hinging axis (B) under the action of its own weight between an engaged position and a disengaged position, where the latch (34) is located on opposite sides relative to a vertical plane passing through the hinging axis (B), a stop bracket (38) guided in a vertical direction relative to said support (18), wherein the stop bracket (38) comprises a cam surface (42) having at least one stop seat (44), which can be engaged by said latch (34) when the stop element (30) is in said engaged position, and a guide surface (48) against which said stop element (30) rests in the disengaged position, wherein the stop element (30) has a bottom surface (62) which comes into contact with a bottom bearing surface (64) of the cam surface (42) a